Finnish Sports Personality of the Year

The Finnish Sports Personality of the Year (Finnish: Vuoden urheilija; Swedish: Årets finländska idrottare) is chosen annually since 1947 by the national sports journalists. In addition, the best female athlete (Finnish: Vuoden naisurheilija) was nominated each year separately from 1949 to 2009.

Winners

Cross-country skier Veikko Hakulinen won the award four times
Cross-country skier Marjatta Kajosmaa won the women's award four times
Javelin thrower Tero Pitkämäki won the award three times
Cross-country skier Siiri Rantanen won the women's award four times
Cross-country skier Iivo Niskanen has won the award four times
Cross-country skier Marjo Matikainen won the main award three times and the women's award once
Year Winner Sport Win #
1947Mikko Hietanen
Lassi Parkkinen		Track and field
Speed skating		1
1
1948Heikki HasuNordic skiing1
1949Viljo HeinoTrack and field1
1950Heikki HasuNordic skiing2
1951Veikko KarvonenTrack and field1
1952Veikko HakulinenNordic skiing1
1953Veikko HakulinenNordic skiing2
1954Veikko HakulinenNordic skiing3
1955Voitto HellstenTrack and field1
1956Antti HyvärinenNordic skiing1
1957Olavi VuorisaloTrack and field1
1958Vilho YlönenShooting sports1
1959Juhani JärvinenSpeed skating1
1960Veikko HakulinenNordic skiing4
1961Kalevi HuuskonenBiathlon1
1962Pentti NikulaTrack and field1
1963Pentti EskolaTrack and field1
1964Eero MäntyrantaNordic skiing1
1965Jouko LaunonenSpeed skating1
1966Eero MäntyrantaNordic skiing2
1967Eero TapioAmateur wrestling1
1968Kaarlo KangasniemiOlympic weightlifting1
1969Kaarlo KangasniemiOlympic weightlifting2
1970Kalevi OikarainenNordic skiing1
1971Juha VäätäinenTrack and field1
1972Lasse VirénTrack and field1
1973Mona-Lisa PursiainenTrack and field1
1974Riitta SalinTrack and field1
1975Heikki IkolaBiathlon1
1976Lasse VirénTrack and field2
1977Pertti UkkolaAmateur wrestling1
1978Helena TakaloNordic skiing1
1979Pertti KarppinenRowing1
1980Pertti KarppinenRowing2
1981Heikki IkolaBiathlon2
1982Keijo RosbergAuto racing1
1983Tiina LillakTrack and field1
1984Marja-Liisa KirvesniemiNordic skiing1
1985Matti NykänenNordic skiing1
1986Marjo MatikainenNordic skiing1
1987Marjo MatikainenNordic skiing2
1988Matti NykänenNordic skiing2
1989Marjo MatikainenNordic skiing3
1990Päivi AlafranttiTrack and field1
1991Kimmo KinnunenTrack and field1
1992Toni NieminenNordic skiing1
1993Juha KankkunenAuto racing1
1994Jani SievinenSwimming1
1995Jari LitmanenAssociation football1
1996Heli RantanenTrack and field1
1997Mika MyllyläNordic skiing1
1998Mika HäkkinenAuto racing1
1999Mika MyllyläNordic skiing2
2000Arsi HarjuTrack and field1
2001Sami HyypiäAssociation football1
2002Samppa LajunenNordic combined1
2003Hanna-Maria SeppäläSwimming1
2004Marko Yli-HannukselaAmateur wrestling1
2005Janne AhonenNordic skiing1
2006Jukka Keskisalo[1][2]Track and field1
2007Tero Pitkämäki[3]Track and field1
2008Satu Mäkelä-NummelaShooting sports1
2009Aino-Kaisa Saarinen[4]Nordic skiing1
2010Minna KauppiOrienteering1
2011Kaisa Mäkäräinen[5]Biathlon1
2012Tuuli Petäjä-SirénSailing1
2013Tero PitkämäkiTrack and field2
2014Iivo Niskanen
Sami Jauhojärvi		Nordic skiing1
2015Tero Pitkämäki[6]Track and field3
2016Leo-Pekka TähtiWheelchair racing1
2017Iivo NiskanenNordic skiing2
2018Iivo NiskanenNordic skiing3
2019Teemu Pukki[7]Association football1
2020Lukas Hradecky[8]Association football1
2021Matti Mattsson[9]Swimming1
2022Iivo Niskanen[10]Nordic skiing4
2023Lauri Markkanen[11]Basketball1
2024Aleksander Barkov[12]Ice hockey1
2025Harri HeliövaaraTennis1

Women

Year Best female Sport Win #
1949Kerttu PehkonenNordic skiing1
1950Sylvi SaimoCanoeing1
1951Eevi HuttunenSpeed skating1
1952Sylvi SaimoCanoeing2
1953Eevi HuttunenSpeed skating2
1954Siiri RantanenNordic skiing1
1955Mirja HietamiesNordic skiing1
1956Siiri RantanenNordic skiing2
1957Iiris SihvonenSpeed skating1
1958Siiri RantanenNordic skiing3
1959Siiri RantanenNordic skiing4
1960Eevi HuttunenSpeed skating3
1961Mirja LehtonenNordic skiing1
1962Maire RautakoskiBowling1
1963Mirja LehtonenNordic skiing2
1964Kaija MustonenSpeed skating1
1965Maire LindholmArchery1
1966Eila PyrhönenSwimming1
1967Eija KrogerusBowling1
1968Kaija MustonenSpeed skating2
1969Marjatta KajosmaaNordic skiing1
1970Marjatta KajosmaaNordic skiing2
1971Marjatta KajosmaaNordic skiing3
1972Marjatta KajosmaaNordic skiing4
1973Mona-Lisa PursiainenTrack and field1
1974Riitta SalinTrack and field1
1975Helena TakaloNordic skiing1
1976Helena TakaloNordic skiing2
1977Lea HilokoskiBowling1
1978Helena TakaloNordic skiing3
1979Outi BorgenströmFoot orienteering1
1980Hilkka RiihivuoriNordic skiing1
1981Hilkka RiihivuoriNordic skiing2
1982Hilkka RiihivuoriNordic skiing3
1983Tiina LillakTrack and field1
1984Marja-Liisa KirvesniemiNordic skiing1
1985Marja-Liisa KirvesniemiNordic skiing2
1986Marjo MatikainenNordic skiing1
1987Marjo MatikainenNordic skiing2
1988Marjo MatikainenNordic skiing3
1989Marjo MatikainenNordic skiing4
1990Päivi AlafranttiTrack and field1
1991Marja-Liisa KirvesniemiNordic skiing3
1992Marjut LukkarinenNordic skiing1
1993Sari EssayahTrack and field1
1994Sari EssayahTrack and field2
1995Sari LaineKarate1
1996Heli RantanenTrack and field1
1997Raija KoskinenPowerlifting1
1998Satu PusilaShooting sports1
1999Tuuli MatinsaloSport aerobics1
2000Pia SundstedtCycling1
2001Pirjo ManninenNordic skiing1
2002Heli KoivulaTrack and field1
2003Hanna-Maria SeppäläSwimming1
2004Tanja PoutiainenAlpine skiing1
2005Tanja PoutiainenAlpine skiing2
2006Tanja PoutiainenAlpine skiing3
2007Virpi KuitunenNordic skiing1
2008Satu Mäkelä-NummelaShooting sports1
2009Aino-Kaisa SaarinenNordic skiing1

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Top hurdler Keskisalo is Finland's Sportspersonality of 2006". Chinese Olympic Committee. 12 January 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Keskisalo, in search of historic Montreal mark". International Association of Athletics Federations. 19 July 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "F1 champion Kimi Räikkönen beaten by Pitkämäki in race for annual sports award". International Association of Athletics Federations. 19 December 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Cross-Country - Athlete: Aino-Kaisa SAARINEN - FIS". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Matti Heikkinen second in the Sports Personality of the Year in Finland". International Ski Federation. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "TERO PITKÄMÄKI IS FINNISH ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2015". Ponsse Corporation. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Norwich City's Teemu Pukki named Finnish Athlete of the Year". ITV. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Jalkapalloilijoiden voittokulku jatkuu – Lukas Hradecky on Vuoden urheilija!" (in Finnish). Yle. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  9. ↑ Visuri, Roope (13 January 2022). "Matti Mattsson on vuoden urheilija 2021 komealla äänisaalilla! Leijonat niukasti Vuoden joukkue – katso tästä Urheilugaalassa palkittuja". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Yleisradio. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Iivo Niskanen on Vuoden urheilija – vitsaili voittopuheessaan: "Joku voisi todeta, että taas tuo Niskanen"". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Yleisradio. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Vuoden urheilija on Lauri Markkanen!". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Yleisradio. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Aleksander Barkov Becomes First Hockey Player To Be Named Finnish Athlete Of The Year". The Hockey News. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
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